... tumors as well as the use ofthe KLK5 expression analysis forthe prediction of breast cancer was also assessed by ROC analysis A statistically significant (p < 0.001) ability ofthe KLK5 expression ... previously described26 Statistical Analysis Due to the fact that the distributions of KLK5 expression levels in breast tumors were not Gaussian, the analysis ofthe differences in the two groups of patients ... expression status association with breast cancer patients’ clinocopathological features, in order to assess its prognostic significance forthe patients Statistically significant association of the...
... been used forthe rapid diagnosisof infections by various viruses such as cytomegalovirus, Herpes Zoster, Mumps, Measles and respiratory syncytial virus [15] In all these studies, shell vial culture ... and this served as positive controls forthe shell vial assay in this study Procedure for Shell vial assay ml ofthe porcine kidney cells suspension (4 × 105 cells/ ml) in growth medium was added ... virulent strain ofthe virus Indirect immunofluorescence test, the best-studied antigen detection method forthediagnosisof viral encephalitis by flaviviruses especially Japanese encephalitis [32],...
... been used forthe rapid diagnosisof infections by various viruses such as cytomegalovirus, Herpes Zoster, Mumps, Measles and respiratory syncytial virus [15] In all these studies, shell vial culture ... and this served as positive controls forthe shell vial assay in this study Procedure for Shell vial assay ml ofthe porcine kidney cells suspension (4 × 105 cells/ ml) in growth medium was added ... virulent strain ofthe virus Indirect immunofluorescence test, the best-studied antigen detection method forthediagnosisof viral encephalitis by flaviviruses especially Japanese encephalitis [32],...
... resembling these signs in HPS Lack of specific disease markers often delays diagnosisof HPS and ASD, with potentially lethal consequences [21] The present study shows that serum HO-1 levels ... hemophagocytosis [20-22] The disease is subdivided into two categories, familial lymphohistiocytosis and secondary HPS, the latter of which is associated with rheumatic diseases such as systemic-onset ... Behçet 's disease [32] The disease activity was evaluated at the time of blood sampling All ofthe RA patients were considered to have active disease, because their disease activity scores (DAS) based...
... unpublished results), demonstrating that the determinants of sensitivity map to the CA and SP1 coding sequences of gag Second, we show in the present study that DSB delays the processing ofthe CA-SP1 ... the SIVm3 virions, and support the conclusion that the DSB sensitivity of SIVm3 results from delayed processing ofthe CA-SP1 cleavage site in the mutant particles In the absence of DSB, SIVm3 ... Figure The sequence ofthe CA-SP1 junction accounts forthedifferential sensitivity of HIV-1 and SIV to DSB The sequence ofthe CA-SP1 junction accounts forthedifferential sensitivity of HIV-1...
... short-form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ) [26] was used to assess the sensory and affective components of pain The SF-MPQ includes 15 items related to the presence and severity (assessed with ... consistency ofthe Spanish version ofthe DN4 questionnaire was separately established for raters A and B by calculating Cronbach 's α coefficient that assesses the contribution of each item to the ... tested in this study to assess central positition, dispersion, and distribution of variables tested by the Kolmogorov- Smirnov test A Student 's t test for independent groups or a Mann-Whitney's...
... short-form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ) [26] was used to assess the sensory and affective components of pain The SF-MPQ includes 15 items related to the presence and severity (assessed with ... consistency ofthe Spanish version ofthe DN4 questionnaire was separately established for raters A and B by calculating Cronbach 's α coefficient that assesses the contribution of each item to the ... tested in this study to assess central positition, dispersion, and distribution of variables tested by the Kolmogorov- Smirnov test A Student 's t test for independent groups or a Mann-Whitney's...
... urologist responsible forthe patient 's care and performed the excision ofthe dermoid cyst with EBR and IA who are surgical residents GOO is the consultant pathologist and processed and read the slides ... diagnostic dilemma, were consistent with those of a dermoid cyst This finding is important in that it enters thedifferentialdiagnosisof bladder mass, and the patient as well as the Figure Sweat ... cystoscopy, a dermoid cyst should be considered as a differentialdiagnosis Competing interests The author (s) declare that they have no competing interests Authors' contributions LIO is the consultant...
... flocks were: • pairs of socks, analysed as samples (“5sock-samples”) • pairs of socks, analysed as one sample (“2sock-samples”) • 60 faecal samples, analysed as one sample Each faecal sample contained ... Total Numbers in the tables show the number of flocks 1) 60 faecal droppings, analysed as one sample; 2) pairs of socks, analysed as one sample; 3) pairs of socks, analysed as samples; 4) Salmonella ... routine samples (faecal samples: 32%, 2sock-samples: 41% and 5-sock-samples: 45%) Table lists the statistics applied to evaluate the agreement between the sample types Using the 5-sock-samples as reference...
... to sampling numbers ofthesampling operators considered in Sections and This requires estimates ofthe rank ofthe corresponding sampling operators A lower bound forthe rank is deduced from the ... at least ensure an embedding in C(Td )) this is indeed possible as Theorem 3.6 below shows This gives us convenient characterizations ofthe function spaces of interest in terms ofthesampling ... are discussed 2.1 Periodic Sobolev spaces of mixed and isotropic smoothness All results in this paper are stated for function spaces on the d-torus Td , which is represented in the Euclidean space...
... from the crop while it is lying in the stooks, since there is no need to know the area ofthe land from which a sample was taken As the crops usually lie in the stooks for some days, this gives ... in the time during which thesampling must be carried out In most ofthe experiments discussed below, the samples were taken from the stooks METHOD OFSAMPLING FROM THE STOOKS Total produce is ... facilitate thesampling operations The next step is to select the samples A method which gives reasonably random samples is as follows: Suppose that there are eighteen sheaves on a plot and that each sample...
... methods Previously the selective abortion, i.e termination of pregnancy after the prenatal diagnosisof severe fetal defects was also named as secondary prevention Recently the WHO and other international ... pyloric stenosis, undescended testis, etc Tertiary prevention helped us to achieve a complete recovery in 33.5% of cases with congenital abnormalities Thus, there are two main conclusions: at present ... intervention has resulted in a complete recovery in some types of congenital cardiovascular malformations (e.g ventricular and atrial septal defects, rest of patent ductus arteriosus, etc), congenital...
... the presentation of basic information such as the rationale, the scope ofthe study, the aims ofthe study, the methods ofthe study and finally the design ofthe study *Part II includes three ... One of its distinguishing feature that supersedes other types of tests is that besides systemic features of language, it requires students’ careful study ofthe communicative roles and tasks All ... Prognostic tests Direct tests versus indirect tests-Discrete- point tests versus intergrative tests Norm-referenced tests versus criterion-referenced tests Objective tests versus Subjective...
... I wish for you 365 days of Happiness 12 months of Fun 52 weeks of Success 8760 hours of Good Health 525600 minutes of Good Luck 3153600 seconds of Blessings ...
... delivered at the address ofthe offeror on the last day ofthe period because that day falls on an official holiday or a non-business day at the place of business ofthe offeror, the period is extended ... seller is authorized to retain documents controlling the disposition ofthe goods does not affect the passage ofthe risk (2) Nevertheless, the risk does not pass to the buyer until the goods are ... (c) in other cases in placing the goods at the buyer 's disposal at the place where the seller had his place of business at the time ofthe conclusion ofthe contract Article 32 (1) If the seller,...
... considered the same as insert labels for purposes of this standard Labeling should: • be consistent across an installation • be easy to see • when attached to removable covers, have the covers associated ... cables • splices • terminations • grounding Personnel responsible forthe work and forthe documentation should also be listed The original standards documents contain several examples ofthe ... telecommunications: o pathways o closets o equipment rooms o equipment facilities • the locations of all splices Annex C ofthe original standards documentation provides symbols that may be used in drawings...
... with transnationals, they have also pursued other related forms of access to knowledge These include overseas training, the hiring of foreign experts, partnerships with overseas institutes of technology, ... well suited to this task During June and July 2000, the PDC completed the first phase of this process, which took the forms of a series of workshops and forums with the labour federations (COSATU, ... lessons can be learned by regions such as the Western Cape from the experiences in successful learning regions in other parts ofthe world, they are subject to the proviso that there are no absolute...